1958 Fontanafredda Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (23) Median Score: 93 points

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  9/2/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  For some folks this was one of the wines of the night and it certainly was very nicely put together. It's a bit more of the very old nebbiolo. A bit more leather and almost like this leather sweat that I sometimes think of. Good acid and a balance and if you give it some time you can almost see the hints of the fruit that was before. For me it was on the heels of a much younger wine and so the age felt a bit more of a shift. I think nice in the vibrancy that's still there but I wonder if the sweet spot was a bit earlier.

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  8/20/2023 - Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I have had bottles of this wine which were exquisite. This was not one of them. Still a nice wine.

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  5/11/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Italian Night in Jax (La Cena): Coming on the heels of some younger barolo/barbaresco and so it took a bit of palate resetting. The fruit is gone from this unfortunately but it’s still an enjoyable wine. Old school barolo. Not the best bottle we’ve had of it. I consider 58 to be one of the great vintages and if I’m honest this disappointed me a bit although still good.

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  2/14/2023 - tcarter Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Still alive and kicking though much of the fruit (red, cherry, strawberry) has faded. Just a touch of that raisin vibe happening.
  
  Cork was in good shape and it was a high shoulder fill.

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  10/15/2022 - LeroyHilarious Likes this wine: 86 Points

  The final wine at our Piedmont tasting. Bottle was in great condition with the wine level about a cm below the cork. Cork in good condition as well.
  Nice on the nose, ofcourse dried fruits/a bit of raisins. Decanted for an hour and some of the ”oldness” went away.
  Light red/orange colour, a bit pale. Tasting very nice considering the 64 years, like a lighter port wine, with some fruits and acidity still around.
  Think this is as good as it gets. Very happy it turned out like it did.

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